I am looking for a sort of "cooking for dummies" book or website, I do not know how to cook anything and am hoping to ... well be able to cook in the future. Help! I need guidelines!
2006-10-10 19:21:19 · 11 answers · asked by gg 4 in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes
The ' Joy of Cooking' is a great starter, because it teaches you 'how to' and 'why'. This makes you a more informed cook, which promotes your own creativity.
2006-10-11 01:37:35 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get a copy of the Joy of Cooking, it's the best cook book out there. It's good for beginners and more accomplished cooks, so it will grow with you. I use mine at least once a week and I've been cooking for years. It has info on everything from a simple roast beef to a chateau briand. Also the food network's website is very helpful. They rate their recipes by how hard they are.
2006-10-10 20:53:43 · answer #2 · answered by maigen_obx 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Joy of Cooking" is great-lots of info and recipes of all skill levels. Also try Mark Bittman "How to Cook Everything"-it does have almost everything. These are the only cookbooks I use and I am a very good cook.
2006-10-10 20:59:22 · answer #3 · answered by barbara 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to Foodnetwork.com. They have a huge database of recipes to choose from. Plus, even recipe is rated according to its difficulty. And don't stress about it too much. All it takes to be a good cook is the ability to enjoy food.
2006-10-10 19:25:08 · answer #4 · answered by Carole 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rachael Ray has some great books and they are pretty simple and fast.
By the way did you know that foodnetwork.com has cooking videos you can watch. Also marthastewartliving.com also has some that you can watch.
Makes it easy seeing someone else do it first.
2006-10-10 19:40:40 · answer #5 · answered by rainydayblues1 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can always start with "The Joy of Cooking". Millions of others have.
2006-10-10 19:31:00 · answer #6 · answered by Engineer-Poet 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Check this website... I've gotten some really easy to prepare receipes here and you can watch this "Take Home Chef" at TLC channel.
Enjoy =)
2006-10-10 20:13:21 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here's the link...I believe I saw this at Wal-mart as well. ~~http://www.amazon.com/Cooking-Dummies-Bryan-Miller/dp/0764552503
~~cooking 101 lessons
http://www.azcentral.com/home/food/cooking101/
~~Chinese cooking~~ http://chinesefood.about.com/library/blchinesefood101beg.htm#recipes
~~Italian Cooking~~ (my fav.)
http://www.recipelink.com/quick.html
http://www.rd.com/content/openContent.do?contentId=14699
I use these awesome websites; recipes to try...http://www.recipezaar.com/ ~~COOK anything! ~~http://www.foodnetwork.com/ ~~same!
~~Books~~http://jabi.com/amazon/cooking1.html
2006-10-10 19:29:11 · answer #8 · answered by Litnut on 8th 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
u should find a cooking guide that is cheap or ask a friend or a neighbour u can trust
2006-10-10 19:24:04 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://www.bettycrocker.com
http://www.kraftfoods.com
betty crocker also has an excellent cook book that teaches you as you cook. good luck!
2006-10-10 23:26:01 · answer #10 · answered by masterdvrsgirl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋